Shooting stars are now zipping through the night sky in the Orionid meteor shower, one of the most reliable meteor showers of the year, but this year it’s joined by two recently discovered comets, Lemmon and SWAN, to make it quite a spectacular show for star gazers. As The Times reports, the peak of the […]
The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points: the widespread death of coral reefs, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world. As AccuWeather reports, humans are burning fossil fuels and ratcheting up temperatures, which is […]
It’s National Pasta Day… AND Month! Linguine, fettuccine, spaghetti, tortellini, ziti—the list of pastas is endless! Pasta is typically thought of as an Italian dish, but there is evidence that people living in Asia in 2000 BC made noodles with millet and it made its way over to Europe, where the Italians made it their […]
Can AI help improve patient outcomes when it comes to breast cancer? Seven major medical centers have partnered on a $16 million study to find out. As PCMag reports, hundreds of thousands of mammogram images will be randomly assigned for interpretation by either a radiologist or a radiologist who’s assisted by Transpara, an FDA-approved AI […]
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was reportedly made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the DOGE budget cuts from earlier this year. There is a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska — a critical shortage bedeviling US […]
Global Cat Day is October 16, which also happens to be National Feral Cat Day. For rescue organizations like Alley Cat Allies, it’s a chance to spread the word about protecting and improving cats’ lives, specifically, ending cruelty to cats worldwide. Alley Cat Allies (ACA) created National Feral Cat Day in 2001 as a call to […]
October brings with it that beautiful crisp cool autumn weather. And that creates a desire for warm, comforting foods. Like soups and stews. And chili. Which is why it’s lucky for us that October is also National Chili Month! Who created this entire month devoted to the hearty goodness that is chili? No clue. It […]
Global superstar Celine Dion stars in a new campaign for the beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury, revealing a rare performance of her hit anthem, ‘I’m Alive’ As Harpers Bazaar reports, Celine Dion embodies the true meaning of an icon. Throughout her multi-decade career, she’s received 260 awards, including 5 Grammy’s, and her soul-stirring power ballads still remain […]
As SpaceX races to dominate satellite-to-phone services, Verizon is doubling down on rival AST SpaceMobile instead. As PCMag reports, last week Verizon announced it had signed a commercial agreement with the Texas-based AST SpaceMobile to supply satellite-to-phone connectivity starting next year. Terms were kept under wraps. But the agreement promises to give Verizon customers a new way […]
